Visa 457 and Public School in Melbourne Victoria

So, you have your visa 457, congratulations. And now you must be wondering whether your children should go to the public school in Melbourne Victoria  as a local student or as an international student. Good news and no worries mate, if you have visa 457, your kids can enroll to the public school as a local student. It means you don't have to pay the school fee as an international student. But, it doesn't meant it's free, you still have to pay about  AUD$200 to AUD$300 a year, and there are other things you need to pay like books, school uniform, camping event, etc. Bad news for the Visa 457 holder who live in other state, like in Canberra you need to pay about AU$9000 to AU$12000 a year for your children public school. In New South Wales or Queensland you need to pay less than that per year. I am grateful that I live in Victoria!